Men 100m Freestyle Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Monday, 12th October - Gold Medal: Donald Scholander, United States
Final time gap L Y 1. Donald Schollander United States53.4s OR 5 18 2. Robert McGregor Great Britain53.5s +0.1s 2 20 3. Hans-Joachim Klein UT Germany54.0s +0.6s 7 22 4. Gary Ilman United States54.0s +0.6s 4 21 5. Alain Gottvalles France54.2s +0.8s 3 22 6. Michael Mackay Austin United States54.5s +1.1s 6 21 7. Gyula Dobai Hungary54.9s +1.5s 8 26 8. Uwe Jacobsen UT Germany56.1s +2.7s 1 24
World Record: Alain Gottvalles, France52.9s Budapest, Hungary 13 September 1964 Olympic Record: John Devitt, Australia 55.2s Rome, Italy 27th August 1960
The world record holder was John Devitt, the 1960 gold medalist, but he had retired by 1964. The favorites were American Donald Schollander, whose best distance was 200 metres, not on the 1964 Olympic Program, and the wonderfully Scottish-named Robert McGregor. The final was led out by Mike Austin of the United States, who hit the far wall first. But Schollander closed by 60 metres and had a comfortable lead at 70 metres. Then McGregor came on fast, but could not quite catch Schollander, settling for the silver medal.
The bronze medal battle was very close between Hans-Joachim Klein] of Germany and America's Gary Ilman. They tied on official time at 54.0, and the unofficial electric timer also had them tied to the 1/100th of a second. But using the electric timer, Klein was faster by 1/1000th of a second, and the officials decided that was good enough to award him the bronze medal.
Best 8 times advanced to Final .
Semi 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Gary Ilman United States53.9s OR 4 21 1. 2. Michael Mackay Austin United States54.3s Q +0.4s 5 21 3. 3. Yukiaki Okabe Japan55.2s +1.3s 6 23 11. 4. Daniel Sherry Canada55.5s +1.6s 3 18 12. 5. Tadaharu Goto Japan55.6s +1.7s 1 22 14. 6. Ronald Ron Kroon Netherlands55.7s +1.8s 2 22 15. 7. Horst Loffler UT Germany56.0s +2.1s 7 22 19. 8. Pietro Boscaini Italy56.1s +2.2s 8 17 20.
Semi 2 time gap L Y Rk 2. Donald Schollander United States54.0s Q +0.1s 4 18 2. 2. Alain Gottvalles France54.3s Q +0.4s 3 22 3. 3. Uwe Jacobsen UT Germany54.8s Q +0.9s 2 24 7. 4. Per-Ola Lindberg Sweden55.1s +1.2s 5 24 10. 5. Jindrich Vagner Czechoslovakia55.5s +1.6s 6 21 12. 6. Gerard Gropaiz France55.7s +1.8s 1 21 15. 7. Sandy Gilchrist Canada56.4s +2.5s 8 18 21. 8. Robert Lord Great Britain56.5s +2.6s 7 19 23.
Semi 3 time gap L Y Rk 1. Robert Mcgregor Great Britain54.3s Q +0.4s 4 20 3. 2. Hans-Joachim Klein UT Germany54.4s Q +0.5s 3 22 6. 3. Gyula Dobai Hungary54.8s Q +0.9s 1 26 7. 4. David Dickson Australia54.9s +1.0s 5 23 9. 5. Tatsuo Fujimoto Japan55.8s +1.9s 7 24 17. 5. Vladimir Shuvalov Soviet Union55.8s +1.9s 8 18 17. 7. Bengt Nordwall Sweden56.4s +2.5s 2 23 21. 8. John Ryan Australia56.5s +2.6s 6 20 23.
Heats - Monday, 12th OctoberBest 24 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2)>.
Heat 9 time gap L Y Rk 1. Robert McGregor Great Britain54.7s Q +0.7s 1 20 3. 2. Bengt Nordwall Sweden55.6s q +1.6s 2 23 14. 3. Viktor Semchenkov Soviet Union56.2s +2.2s 4 21 28. 4. Antal Szall Hungary56.8s +2.8s 8 20 36. 4. Sergio De Gregorio Italy56.8s +2.8s 6 18 36. 6. Phan Huu Dong Vietnam1:01.1 +7.1s 3 25 62. 7. Celestino Perez Puerto Rico1:01.3 +7.3s 7 16 65. 8. Haydar Shondjani Iran1:02.1 +8.1s 5 18 66.
Heat 8 time gap L Y Rk 1. Jindrich Vagner Czechoslovakia55.5s q +1.5s 2 21 11. 1. Ronald Ron Kroon Netherlands55.5s q +1.5s 3 22 11. 3. Robert Lord Great Britain55.7s q +1.7s 5 19 17. 4. Jozsef Gulrich Hungary56.3s +2.3s 6 22 31. 5. Tuomo Juhani Hamalainen Finland57.6s +3.6s 8 19 46. 6. Salvador Ruiz Mexico58.8s +4.8s 7 25 55. 7. Pano Caperonis Switzerland58.9s +4.9s 4 17 56.
Heat 7 time gap L Y Rk 1. Tatsuo Fujimoto Japan55.8s q +1.8s 8 24 18. 1. Gyula Dobai Hungary55.8s Q +1.8s 5 26 18. 1. Sandy Gilchrist Canada55.8s q +1.8s 6 18 18. 4. Gert Kolli Austria56.5s +2.5s 4 24 35. 5. David Haller Great Britain57.7s +3.7s 7 19 47. 6. Bertus Bert Sitters Netherlands58.1s +4.1s 1 22 50. 6. Luis Paz Soldan Peru58.5s +4.5s 2 19 51. 8. Robert Loh Hong Kong1:00.4 +6.4s 3 18 61.
Heat 6 time gap L Y Rk 1. Daniel Sherry Canada55.2s q +1.2s 5 18 7. 1. Alain Gottvalles France55.2s Q +1.2s 2 22 7. 3. John Ryan Australia55.5s q +1.5s 1 20 11. 4. Horst Loffler UT Germany55.6s q +1.6s 6 22 14. 5. Vladimir Shuvalov Soviet Union55.9s q +1.9s 3 18 24. 6. Georges Welbes Luxembourg58.6s +4.6s 7 20 52. 7. Hannu Pertti Vaahtoranta Finland58.7s +4.7s 4 21 53. 8. Gudmundur Gislasson Iceland59.0s +5.0s 8 23 57.
Heat 5 time gap L Y Rk 1. Donald Schollander United States54.3s Q +0.3s 3 18 2. 2. Yukiaki Okabe Japan55.4s q +1.4s 4 23 10. 3. Uwe Jacobsen UT Germany55.6s Q +1.6s 2 24 14. 4. Petr Lohnicky Czechoslovakia56.4s +2.4s 6 23 34. 5. Gerhard Wieland Austria56.8s +2.8s 5 20 36. 6. Antonio Perez Cospedal Spain57.8s +3.8s 1 19 49. 7. Mauri Fernandes Fonseca Brazil59.6s +5.6s 7 23 59.
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk 1. Hans-Joachim Klein UT Germany55.3s Q +1.3s 3 22 9. 2. Peter Phelps Australia56.1s +2.1s 2 19 26. 3. Lester Eriksson Sweden56.2s +2.2s 6 21 28. 4. Yuri Sumtsov Soviet Union56.3s +2.3s 5 20 31. 5. Francois Simons Belgium56.8s +2.8s 4 17 36. 6. Carlos Van Der Math Argentina57.5s +3.5s 1 18 45. 7. Nguyen Dinh Le Vietnam1:01.1 +7.1s 7 15 62.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 1. Per-Ola Lindberg Sweden55.1s q +1.1s 5 24 5. 2. Tadaharu Goto Japan55.8s q +1.8s 6 22 18. 2. Pietro Boscaini Italy55.8s q +1.8s 7 17 18. 4. Luis Nicolao Argentina56.1s +2.1s 1 20 26. 5. Jose Miguel Espinosa Abando Spain57.4s +3.4s 4 18 44. 6. Herlander Felga Ribeiro Portugal59.0s +5.0s 2 21 57. 7. Somchai Limpichati Thailand59.8s +5.8s 3 23 60.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Michael Mackay Austin United States54.9s Q +0.9s 6 21 4. 2. David Dickson Australia55.1s q +1.1s 1 23 5. 3. Jean-Pascal Curtillet France56.2s +2.2s 5 22 28. 4. Matti Juhani Kasvio Finland56.3s +2.3s 4 20 31. 5. Alvaro Roberto D'avila Pires Brazil56.8s +2.8s 2 23 36. 6. Teodoro Capriles Venezuela57.2s +3.2s 7 19 43. 7. Thuan-Heng Tan Malaysia58.7s +4.7s 3 16 53.
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Gary Ilman United States54.0s OR 4 21 1. 2. Gerard Gropaiz France55.8s q +1.8s 2 21 18. 3. Athos P De Oliveira Brazil56.0s +2.0s 6 21 25. 4. Levinus Willem Van Baalen Netherlands56.8s +2.8s 1 22 36. 5. Bruno Bianchi Italy56.8s +2.8s 5 21 36. 6. Ralph Hutton Canada57.7s +3.7s 7 16 47. 7. Bong-Jo Kim South Korea1:01.2 +7.2s 3 18 64.
Final time gap L Y Rk 1. Donald Schollander United States53.4s OR 5 18 1. 2. Robert McGregor Great Britain53.5s +0.1s 2 20 2. 3. Hans-Joachim Klein UT Germany54.0s +0.6s 7 22 3. 4. Gary Ilman United States54.0s +0.6s 4 21 4. 5. Alain Gottvalles France54.2s +0.8s 3 22 5. 6. Michael Mackay Austin United States54.5s +1.1s 6 21 6. 7. Gyula Dobai Hungary54.9s +1.5s 8 26 7. 8. Uwe Jacobsen UT Germany56.1s +2.7s 1 24 8. Semis time gap L Y Rk 1. Gary Ilman United States53.9s OR 4 21 1. 2. Donald Schollander United States54.0s Q +0.1s 4 18 2. 1. Robert Mcgregor Great Britain54.3s Q +0.4s 4 20 3. 2. Michael Mackay Austin United States54.3s Q +0.4s 5 21 3. 2. Alain Gottvalles France54.3s Q +0.4s 3 22 3. 2. Hans-Joachim Klein UT Germany54.4s Q +0.5s 3 22 6. 3. Gyula Dobai Hungary54.8s Q +0.9s 1 26 7. 3. Uwe Jacobsen UT Germany54.8s Q +0.9s 2 24 7. 4. David Dickson Australia54.9s +1.0s 5 23 9. 4. Per-Ola Lindberg Sweden55.1s +1.2s 5 24 10. 3. Yukiaki Okabe Japan55.2s +1.3s 6 23 11. 4. Daniel Sherry Canada55.5s +1.6s 3 18 12. 5. Jindrich Vagner Czechoslovakia55.5s +1.6s 6 21 12. 5. Tadaharu Goto Japan55.6s +1.7s 1 22 14. 6. Gerard Gropaiz France55.7s +1.8s 1 21 15. 6. Ronald Ron Kroon Netherlands55.7s +1.8s 2 22 15. 5. Tatsuo Fujimoto Japan55.8s +1.9s 7 24 17. 5. Vladimir Shuvalov Soviet Union55.8s +1.9s 8 18 17. 7. Horst Loffler UT Germany56.0s +2.1s 7 22 19. 8. Pietro Boscaini Italy56.1s +2.2s 8 17 20. 7. Sandy Gilchrist Canada56.4s +2.5s 8 18 21. 7. Bengt Nordwall Sweden56.4s +2.5s 2 23 21. 8. Robert Lord Great Britain56.5s +2.6s 7 19 23. 8. John Ryan Australia56.5s +2.6s 6 20 23. Heats time gap L Y Rk 1. Gary Ilman United States54.0s OR 4 21 1. 1. Donald Schollander United States54.3s Q +0.3s 3 18 2. 1. Robert McGregor Great Britain54.7s Q +0.7s 1 20 3. 1. Michael Mackay Austin United States54.9s Q +0.9s 6 21 4. 2. David Dickson Australia55.1s q +1.1s 1 23 5. 1. Per-Ola Lindberg Sweden55.1s q +1.1s 5 24 5. 1. Daniel Sherry Canada55.2s q +1.2s 5 18 7. 1. Alain Gottvalles France55.2s Q +1.2s 2 22 7. 1. Hans-Joachim Klein UT Germany55.3s Q +1.3s 3 22 9. 2. Yukiaki Okabe Japan55.4s q +1.4s 4 23 10. 3. John Ryan Australia55.5s q +1.5s 1 20 11. 1. Jindrich Vagner Czechoslovakia55.5s q +1.5s 2 21 11. 1. Ronald Ron Kroon Netherlands55.5s q +1.5s 3 22 11. 3. Uwe Jacobsen UT Germany55.6s Q +1.6s 2 24 14. 4. Horst Loffler UT Germany55.6s q +1.6s 6 22 14. 2. Bengt Nordwall Sweden55.6s q +1.6s 2 23 14. 3. Robert Lord Great Britain55.7s q +1.7s 5 19 17. 2. Gerard Gropaiz France55.8s q +1.8s 2 21 18. 2. Tadaharu Goto Japan55.8s q +1.8s 6 22 18. 2. Pietro Boscaini Italy55.8s q +1.8s 7 17 18. 1. Tatsuo Fujimoto Japan55.8s q +1.8s 8 24 18. 1. Gyula Dobai Hungary55.8s Q +1.8s 5 26 18. 1. Sandy Gilchrist Canada55.8s q +1.8s 6 18 18. 5. Vladimir Shuvalov Soviet Union55.9s q +1.9s 3 18 24. 3. Athos P De Oliveira Brazil56.0s +2.0s 6 21 25. 4. Luis Nicolao Argentina56.1s +2.1s 1 20 26. 2. Peter Phelps Australia56.1s +2.1s 2 19 26. 3. Jean-Pascal Curtillet France56.2s +2.2s 5 22 28. 3. Lester Eriksson Sweden56.2s +2.2s 6 21 28. 3. Viktor Semchenkov Soviet Union56.2s +2.2s 4 21 28. 4. Matti Juhani Kasvio Finland56.3s +2.3s 4 20 31. 4. Yuri Sumtsov Soviet Union56.3s +2.3s 5 20 31. 4. Jozsef Gulrich Hungary56.3s +2.3s 6 22 31. 4. Petr Lohnicky Czechoslovakia56.4s +2.4s 6 23 34. 4. Gert Kolli Austria56.5s +2.5s 4 24 35. 4. Levinus Willem Van Baalen Netherlands56.8s +2.8s 1 22 36. 5. Bruno Bianchi Italy56.8s +2.8s 5 21 36. 5. Alvaro Roberto D'avila Pires Brazil56.8s +2.8s 2 23 36. 5. Francois Simons Belgium56.8s +2.8s 4 17 36. 5. Gerhard Wieland Austria56.8s +2.8s 5 20 36. 4. Antal Szall Hungary56.8s +2.8s 8 20 36. 4. Sergio De Gregorio Italy56.8s +2.8s 6 18 36. 6. Teodoro Capriles Venezuela57.2s +3.2s 7 19 43. 5. Jose Miguel Espinosa Abando Spain57.4s +3.4s 4 18 44. 6. Carlos Van Der Math Argentina57.5s +3.5s 1 18 45. 5. Tuomo Juhani Hamalainen Finland57.6s +3.6s 8 19 46. 6. Ralph Hutton Canada57.7s +3.7s 7 16 47. 5. David Haller Great Britain57.7s +3.7s 7 19 47. 6. Antonio Perez Cospedal Spain57.8s +3.8s 1 19 49. 6. Bertus Bert Sitters Netherlands58.1s +4.1s 1 22 50. 6. Luis Paz Soldan Peru58.5s +4.5s 2 19 51. 6. Georges Welbes Luxembourg58.6s +4.6s 7 20 52. 7. Thuan-Heng Tan Malaysia58.7s +4.7s 3 16 53. 7. Hannu Pertti Vaahtoranta Finland58.7s +4.7s 4 21 53. 6. Salvador Ruiz Mexico58.8s +4.8s 7 25 55. 7. Pano Caperonis Switzerland58.9s +4.9s 4 17 56. 6. Herlander Felga Ribeiro Portugal59.0s +5.0s 2 21 57. 8. Gudmundur Gislasson Iceland59.0s +5.0s 8 23 57. 7. Mauri Fernandes Fonseca Brazil59.6s +5.6s 7 23 59. 7. Somchai Limpichati Thailand59.8s +5.8s 3 23 60. 8. Robert Loh Hong Kong1:00.4 +6.4s 3 18 61. 7. Nguyen Dinh Le Vietnam1:01.1 +7.1s 7 15 62. 6. Phan Huu Dong Vietnam1:01.1 +7.1s 3 25 62. 7. Bong-Jo Kim South Korea1:01.2 +7.2s 3 18 64. 7. Celestino Perez Puerto Rico1:01.3 +7.3s 7 16 65. 8. Haydar Shondjani Iran1:02.1 +8.1s 5 18 66. -. H B Chang North KoreaDNS 1 _ -.
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